Anthony Charles Edwards(born July 19, 1962)[2]is an American actor, director, and producer.[3][4]He playedDr. Mark Greeneon the first eight seasons ofER,for which he received aGolden GlobeAward and sixScreen Actors Guild Awards,and was nominated for four consecutivePrimetime Emmy Awards.He has appeared in various films and television series, includingFast Times at Ridgemont High,Top Gun,Zodiac,Gotcha!,Miracle Mile,Revenge of the Nerds,Planes,Northern Exposure,andDesignated Survivor.
Anthony Edwards | |
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 Edwards in 2018 | |
| Born | Anthony Charles Edwards July 19, 1962 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4 |
Early life
editEdwards was born inSanta Barbara, California,the son of Erika Kem Edwards Plack (néeWeber), an artist/landscape painter, and Peter Edwards, anarchitectto whom he was one of five children[5][6]His maternal grandfather was designerKem Weber.He is partly of German and Irish descent. He received a scholarship to theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Artsin England and studied theatre at theUniversity of Southern California.[7]
Career
editTelevision and film
editEdward's early film appearances included roles inFast Times at Ridgemont High(1982),Revenge of the Nerds(1984),Gotcha!(1985) andThe Sure Thing(1985). It was Edwards's role asLTJGNick "Goose" Bradshaw alongsideTom Cruisein the 1986 filmTop Gunthat brought his first widespread public acknowledgement.[8]His character, who died in an aviation accident, was among the most prominent and popular in the film. Scenes with him and his film family (played byMeg RyanandAaron and Adam Weis) were later reprised as flashbacks in the 2022 sequelTop Gun: Maverick.
Edwards's roles followingTop GunincludedRevenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise(1987),Miracle Mile(1988),Downtown(1990),Pet Sematary Two(1992) andThe Client(1994). He also had a recurring role on the TV seriesNorthern Exposurefrom 1992 to 1993.
His best-known role is as Dr.Mark Greeneon the long-running TV seriesER,from the series premiere in 1994 to the end of the eighth season in 2002. The series also afforded Edwards his first opportunity to direct. Edwards's desire to pursue directing led to his request to be written out of the series. He reportedly earned $35 million for three seasons onER,which made him one of television's highest-paid actors.[9]Edwards received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations forER.He won a Golden Globe Award For Best Performance by an Actor-In a TV Series after being nominated four times and he has two Screen Actor's Guild Awards.[10]In 2008, Edwards returned toERto reprise his role as Dr. Greene (in flashback scenes, where he treats the dying son of characterCatherine Banfield) for one episode during its 15th and final season.[11]Following ER, he took some time to raise his children, appreciating the privilege that hisERsalary provided.[12]
His film appearances following ER included the science fiction filmThunderbirds(2004), the psychological thriller filmThe Forgotten(2004) and the crime thriller filmZodiac(2007). In 2010, Edwards appeared in the movieMotherhood,which set a record for the biggest bomb in British cinema history by garnering £88 on 11 tickets on opening weekend.[13]Motherhooddid not fare much better in the United States, earning $93,388 in three weeks of release.[14]At the time, he said he took the role because "it seemed like a very organic and real thing. It really kind of reminded me of what the dynamic in a family is like."[15]Edwards reunited withVal Kilmer,another actor fromTop Gun,when he voiced one of the fighter jets in theDisneytoon StudiosfilmPlanes(2013).[16]
In 2018, Edwards was cast in the recurring role in the third season ofNetflix'sDesignated Survivoras Mars Harper, the President's Chief of Staff.[17]In 2020, he served as an executive producer of the film adaptation ofMartin Moran'sThe Tricky Part.[4]In 2022, Edwards was cast as Alan Reed in Netflix's docu-seriesInventing Anna.[1]
Honors and awards
editEdwards received four Emmy nominations forOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesforERand won as an executive producer onOutstanding Television MoviewinnerTemple Grandin.He earned aPeople's Choice Awardfor Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series (1995);[11]and won sixScreen Actors Guild Awardsfor: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (1996 and 1998), and Best Ensemble Cast (1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999). He won theGolden Globe Awardfor Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Drama in 1998).[11]
Edwards also won a Daytime Emmy for the production of the underground rock documentaryN.Y.H.C.(1999) and the telepic adaptation ofKimberly Willis Holt's 1998coming of age novelMy Louisiana Sky(2001),[18]and earned theCarnegie Medal AwardforMy Louisiana Sky(2003).[18]
Theater
editAfter a long career in television, Edwards made his Broadway debut as hissecond actin 2018 in the revival ofChildren of a Lesser Godat Studio 54.[10][12][19]In 2015 he appeared inClassic Stage Company'sA Month in the Countrybut his stage acting career began when he was growing up in Santa Barbara.[20][21]
On May 13, 2022, Edwards made his unexpected Broadway musical debut when he appeared as Dr. Walker in the Broadway production ofGirl from the North Countrydue to COVID-19 cases impacting the cast. The show also stars his wife, Mare Winningham.[22][23]
Edwards is slated to appear in the 2024 Broadway production ofPrayer for the French RepublicbyJoshua Harmon.[24]
Personal life
editEdwards was married to Jeanine Lobell from 1994 to 2015. They have one son and three daughters.[1][20]At the end of 2021, Edwards and longtime friend and fellow actorMare Winninghameloped.[1][25][26]
On November 10, 2017, Edwards wrote an essay onMedium,in which he stated that producer and screenwriterGary Goddardhad befriended and for years sexually assaulted him and his friends, beginning when they were 12 years old.[27][28]
Edwards has been a licensed private pilot since 2012.[29]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Big Zapper | Kono's Boy | |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Stoner Bud | |
| 1983 | Heart Like a Wheel | John Muldowney (age 15–23) | |
| 1983 | High School U.S.A. | Bo Middleton (Age 18) | |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Gilbert Lowe | |
| 1985 | Gotcha! | Jonathan Moore | |
| 1985 | The Sure Thing | Lance | |
| 1986 | Top Gun | LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw | |
| 1987 | Summer Heat | Aaron | |
| 1987 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise[30] | Gilbert Lowe | |
| 1988 | Hawks | Deckermensky, 'Decker' | |
| 1988 | Miracle Mile | Harry Washello | |
| 1988 | Mr. North | Theophilus North | |
| 1989 | How I Got into College | Kip Hammett | |
| 1990 | Downtown | Alex Kearney | |
| 1992 | Pet Sematary Two | Chase Matthews | |
| 1992 | Delta Heat | Mike Bishop | |
| 1992 | Landslide | Bob Boyd | |
| 1993 | Sexual Healing | David | Nominated —CableACE Awardfor Actor in a Movie or Miniseries |
| 1994 | The Client | Clint Von Hooser | |
| 1994 | Charlie's Ghost Story | Dave | |
| 1998 | Good Night, Gorilla | Zookeeper (voice) | |
| 1998 | Playing by Heart | Roger | |
| 1999 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Tony Dorfman | |
| 2000 | The Island of the Skog | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2001 | Jackpot | Tracy | |
| 2003 | Northfork | Happy | |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | Ray "Brains" Hackenbacker | |
| 2004 | The Forgotten | Jim Paretta | |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Inspector William Armstrong | |
| 2009 | Motherhood | Avery Welsh | |
| 2010 | Flipped | Steven Loski | |
| 2012 | Big Sur | Lawrence Ferlinghetti | |
| 2013 | Planes | Echo (voice) | |
| 2013 | 24/7/365: The Evolution of Emergency Medicine[31] | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2015 | Experimenter | Miller | |
| 2015 | Consumed | Lab Scientist | |
| 2016 | My Dead Boyfriend[32] | Director |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Killing of Randy Webster | Tommy Lee Swanson | Television film |
| 1981 | Walking Tall | Robbie | Episode: "The Fire Within" |
| 1982–1983 | It Takes Two | Andy Quinn | Main role, 22 episodes |
| 1983 | High School U.S.A. | Beau Middleton | Television film |
| 1984 | Call to Glory | Billy | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story | Bill Johnson | Television film |
| 1990 | El Diablo | Billy Ray Smith | Television film |
| 1990 | Hometown Boy Makes Good | Boyd Geary | Television film |
| 1992–1993 | Northern Exposure | Mike Monroe | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 1994–2002, 2008 | ER | Dr. Mark Greene | Main role, 180 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama(1998) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series(1996, 1998) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series(1996-1997–1998-1999) TV Land Award- Icon Award (2009) Nominated —Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama(1996–1997, 1999) Nominated —Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Drama Series(1995–98) Nominated —Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama(1997) Nominated —Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series(1997, 1999, 2001) Nominated —Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series(1995, 2000–01) Nominated — TV Guide Award for Actor of the Year in a Drama Series (2001) |
| 1995 | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1 episode |
| 1996 | In Cold Blood | Dick Hickock | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Cursed | Ricky | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Frasier | Tom | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Zero Hour[33] | Hank Galliston | Main role, 10 episodes |
| 2015 | Girls | Melvin Shapiro | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Blue Bloods | Owen Cairo[34] | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Billions | Judge Whit Wilcox | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Patrick Griffin | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Drunk History | Giles Allen | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Law & Order True Crime | JudgeStanley Weisberg | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Designated Survivor | White House Chief of StaffMars Harper | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2022 | Inventing Anna | Alan Reed | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2022 | WeCrashed | Bruce Dunlevie | Miniseries, 7 episodes |
| 2022 | Tales of the Walking Dead | Dr. Chauncey Everett | 1 episode |
Producer
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Executive producer | |
| 1999 | Border Line | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1999 | N.Y.H.C. | Executive producer | |
| 2001 | My Louisiana Sky | Executive producer | Television film Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video(2002) Daytime Emmy Awardfor Outstanding Children's Special (2002) |
| 2003 | Die, Mommie, Die! | Producer | |
| 2010 | Temple Grandin | Executive producer | Television film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie(2010) |
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